This month, I’ve been writing about the trip Andrew and I took in July to Colorado and New Mexico.But today I’ll tell you about a day we spent in Toronto last weekend at Buskerfest.

My cousin Wendy was visiting from California, and I gave her a list of things we could do when she was in town.She cheerfully chose Buskerfest without really knowing what it was.The weekend festival was a display put on by street performers, musicians and artists. In case you're wondering, Wendy is the one not dressed in copper in the above photo.

Of all the acts we saw, Fireguy was the standout.Imagine juggling two flaming batons and a bottle of champagne. Then to raise the stakes, imagine doing it while balanced on three stacked skateboards, six feet off the ground.Add in a little humour, and you'll see why we were alternately laughing and gasping throughout the show.

Hula hoop spinning was attempted by several members of my family, with varying levels of success.

We walked as far east as the St. Lawrence Market, a great destination in itself. Some of the best cheese, meat, baked goods and seafood in Toronto are sold here. We bought bagels for breakfast the next day.

We rounded out the day with street art, and henna tattoos for all of us. We'll go back next year!

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Looks like a fun time. We so want to go to Toronto for a long weekend. We loved it, especially Chinatown. (My daughter's adopted from China.) It didn't work out this year or last. Hopefully next Spring we can go for a long weekend.

I can't wait to make it to Toronto one of these days. I love Canada, and have been to so many other cities there, but never Toronto (well, unless you include a change of planes at the airport there). ;)

Looks like a fun day! I've only been to Toronto once and would love to return. That market looks like fun and the corn looks super fresh :) I always drive by corn fields on the way to Montreal and always want to pick up some fresh Canadian corn. Maybe next time!